Carts and Bar Carts
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
19th Century American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Metal, Steel
1990s Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Maple, Teak
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Gold Leaf
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Teak
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Plywood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Cane
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1970s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
1940s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Laminate
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Slovak Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Antique and Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Forever a sleek and elegant furnishing that evokes luxury and sophistication, a vintage bar cart will prove both functional and fabulous in your living room.
Bar carts as we know them were originally conceived as tea trolleys — a modest-sized table on wheels, sometimes featuring both an upper and lower shelf — to help facilitate tea service during the Victorian era in England. Modern bar carts weren’t really a common fixture in American interiors until after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s, when they were rolled onto the sets of Hollywood films. There, they suggested wealth and status in the dining rooms of affluent characters.
As tough as the 1930s had been on the average working American, the postwar era yielded economic stability and growth in homeownership. Increasingly, bar carts designed by the likes of Edward Wormley and other furniture makers became an integral part of sunken living rooms across the United States in the 1950s.
Bar carts were a must-have addition to the sensuous and sleek low-profile furnishings that we now call mid-century modern, each outfitted with the finest spirits and savory snacks that people had to offer. And partially owing to critical darlings like Mad Men, vintage cocktail carts have since seen a resurgence and have even become a selling point in restaurants.
Bar carts not only boast tremendous utilitarian value but also introduce a fun, nostalgic dynamic to the layout of your space, be it in the bar area or elsewhere. In addition to showcasing your favorite bottles of rye and local small-batch gin — or juices and mocktail ingredients — there is an undeniable allure to stacking statement glassware, vintage martini cocktail shakers and Art Deco decanter sets atop your fully stocked mid-century modern bar cart. And one size or style doesn’t fit all — an evolution of cocktail cart design throughout history has yielded all manner of metal bar carts, rattan carts and more.
We invite you to add a few more dashes of class to cocktail hour — peruse the vast collection of antique and vintage carts and bar carts on 1stDibs today.